Way to Welcome RTS to Next Gen Consoles!
BFME is indeed a great game. The sole fact that is a new genre stepping over a field overpopulated with FPS and Sims of all sorts, brings gamers a wave of fresh air and it does it very well. The Tutorials even when vary basic is a great way to brake the Ice for those of us not familiar with the genre. Once one ventures to play either campaign or a skirmish game the whole idea grows on you gradually and the sense of satisfaction and reward increasingly embraces you as you learn to dominate terrains, build better armies, gather more resources and most important learning to use the Palantir (or the HUD).
Indeed the game takes a bit of framerate suffering here and there but is never slow enough that it'll make you lose your immersion or interest on any given match. Thru the Options you can also lower the Scroll Speed and Cursor Magnetism which I found incredibly helpful to smooth out the ride. The Graphics are not GRAW but definitely not PS2 quality either; it is after all a PC port; and it does what it does beautifully. Sometimes amazing to the eyes. The Sound is just the icing to a great cake... epic and never overwhelming; the voices funny and varied depending on the match.
The first matches I played were some of the most entertaining moments I've had in a long time with a game. After learning the use of Powers, Heroes, Bookmarks and some other RTS technicallities... lol I had to restart the campaigns to find a deeper sense of control, immersion and reward. You'll be challenge to think quick and act at flash speed while some other times you just need to relax, enjoy the atmosphere and work towards the prosperity of your units.
Skirmish against the AI is a --get ready school for online playing. Make sure you pick two players on the Skirmish main lobby.
All and all, BFME is a great way to welcome the RTS genre to console gamers and a great experience that like good wine gets better with time...
Great job.